"Andy Fairweather Low Andrew Fairweather Low (born 2 August 1948) is a Welsh guitarist, songwriter, producer and vocalist. He was a founder member and lead singer of 1960s British pop band Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. Fairweather Low was born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. He first found fame as a founding member of the pop group Amen Corner in the late 1960s. They had four successive Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, including the #1 single ""(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice"" in 1969."
"Amen Corner, Gene Pitney, Don Partridge and Status Quo at The Odeon Theatre, Lewisham, London, on the first night as part of a twice nightly UK tour. In early 1969 they were booked to appear at the Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry, but did not turn up. Their support act Raymond Froggatt played the entire evening. The group released one studio album; ""Without Reservation"", on Parlophone Records (1967), and a compilation ""Amen"" (1980). A more recent set, ""Part Of My Past"" (2004), includes all their singles, album tracks and previously unreleased material prepared for their second album, release of which was"
"Amen Corner (band) Amen Corner were a Welsh rock group, formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales. The band was named after The Amen Corner, a weekly disc spin at the Victoria Ballroom (later to become The Scene Club) in Cardiff, Wales, where every Sunday night Dr. Rock would play the best soul music from the United States. Initially they specialised in a blues and jazz-oriented style, but were steered by their record labels towards a more commercial sound. Their first singles and album appeared on Decca's subsidiary label, Deram – see ""Discography"" below – but they left at the"
"and the power of Shirley Manson."" A reviewer writing for the ""Daily Herald"" of Arlington Heights, Illinois described Camp's voice as evocative of Gwen Stefani, Aimee Echo, Christina Aguilera, and Shakira, all the while ""remaining very unique and distinctive."" Adrienne Camp Adrienne ""Adie"" Camp (née Liesching; born 12 July 1981) is a South African singer and songwriter, who is known as the lead singer of the Christian pop-rock band The Benjamin Gate before the group disbanded in 2003. She briefly contributed to other artist's albums, namely her duet with rapper John Reuben featured on his album ""Professional Rapper"" and her"
"the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, on their Wall of One-Hit Wonders. In July 2007, a concert honoring Hamlin was held at the Pearson Park Amphitheater in Anaheim, California. Rosie Hamlin Rosalie ""Rosie"" Méndez Hamlin (July 21, 1945 – March 30, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was the frontwoman of the group Rosie and the Originals, best known for the 1960 song ""Angel Baby"", which became a Top 40 hit in 1961 when Hamlin was only fifteen years old. She would formally retire from the music industry in 1963 after starting a family with her husband"
"Adrienne Camp Adrienne ""Adie"" Camp (née Liesching; born 12 July 1981) is a South African singer and songwriter, who is known as the lead singer of the Christian pop-rock band The Benjamin Gate before the group disbanded in 2003. She briefly contributed to other artist's albums, namely her duet with rapper John Reuben featured on his album ""Professional Rapper"" and her background vocals on husband Jeremy Camp's albums ""Restored"" and ""Live Unplugged"", after The Benjamin Gate disbanded. She now works under the name ""Adie"" and released her debut solo album ""Don't Wait"" on 26 September 2006. The album was co-produced"
"Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, author and media personality. She is known for performing contemporary Christian music (CCM) and for a successful crossover to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as ""The Queen of Christian Pop"". , she had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, won six Grammy Awards and 22 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and had the first Christian album ever to go Platinum. She was honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 for her contributions to"
"Rosie Hamlin Rosalie ""Rosie"" Méndez Hamlin (July 21, 1945 – March 30, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was the frontwoman of the group Rosie and the Originals, best known for the 1960 song ""Angel Baby"", which became a Top 40 hit in 1961 when Hamlin was only fifteen years old. She would formally retire from the music industry in 1963 after starting a family with her husband and guitarist, Noah Tafolla. Hamlin performed several revival concerts until 2002, before retiring from live performances due to advanced fibromyalgia. Hamlin's ""Angel Baby"" was covered by several artists, including Linda"
"He said it came from the title of a jazz record he had heard in the mid-1930s by a group led by Chicago's Mezz Mezzrow, ""Shouting in that Amen Corner"". In a ""Golf Digest"" article in April 2008, writer Bill Fields added some new updated information about the origin of the name. He wrote that Richard Moore, a golf and jazz historian from South Carolina, tried to purchase a copy of the old Mezzrow 78 RPM disc for an ""Amen Corner"" exhibit he was putting together for his Golf Museum at Ahmic Lake, Ontario. After extensive research, Moore found that"
"Chet Powers Chester William ""Chet"" Powers, Jr. (October 7, 1937 – November 16, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, and the lead singer of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service. He was also known by the stage name Dino Valenti (alternatively rendered as Dino Valente) and, as a songwriter, as Jesse Oris Farrow. He is best known for writing the quintessential 1960s love-and-peace anthem ""Let's Get Together."" Before serving in the United States Air Force and playing in the coffeehouses of Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts, Powers had already performed as ""Dino Valenti"" with small rock bands in New England lounges. In"
"Amen! Amen! is the second album by singer and actress Della Reese. The album was her second record for Jubilee Records, and her first of many records dedicated solely to sacred and spiritual material. The album features background vocals by the Meditation Singers, which she had been a part of in the early ’50s. The album also features vocals by the then unknown singer Laura Lee, who had incidentally replaced Reese in the group, when she left in 1953. The album was released on Compact Disc, alongside her 1959 album ""What Do You Know About Love?"", for the first time"
"Amen (Amen album) Amen is the second album by the American band Amen and their major label debut, released on September 21, 1999, by I Am/Roadrunner Records. The first track on the album, ""Coma America,"" became the band's first single. In 2001, the album was re-released with 4 new bonus tracks. ""Amen"" was recorded by Casey Chaos on vocals, Shannon Larkin on drums, Sonny Mayo and Paul Fig on guitar, and John Fahnestock a.k.a. Tumor on bass. The album was produced by Ross Robinson who had worked with Casey Chaos and helped him get signed to Roadrunner Records, and was"
"Trouble in the Amen Corner ""Trouble in the Amen Corner"" is a late 19th or early 20th century poem by Thomas Chalmers Harbaugh. In 1960, Archie Campbell turned a slightly modified version of the poem into a country gospel song, with spoken words. The song quotes from the hymn ""Rock of Ages"", which is mentioned in the original poem. Campbell's version reached #24 in the ""Billboard"" country music Top 25. The elderly Brother Eyer habitually occupied the ""amen corner"", where the most vocally devout worshipers congregated, in a ""fashionable church"" with a ""stylish congregation"". But: ""<poem>His voice was cracked and"
"Gogi Grant Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg (September 20, 1924 – March 10, 2016), known professionally as Gogi Grant, was an American pop singer. She is best known for her No. 1 hit in 1956, ""The Wayward Wind"". Grant was born as Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the eldest of six children of Russian Jewish parents, Rose (née Jacobson) and Alexander Arinsberg. At the age of 12, she moved to Los Angeles, where she attended Venice High School. In California, she won a teenage singing contest and appeared on television talent shows. She worked as a car saleswoman in the early"
"North Carolina Music Hall of Fame."" Amen break The Amen break is a 6- to 7-second (4-bar) drum solo performed by Gregory Sylvester ""G. C."" Coleman in the song ""Amen, Brother"" performed by the 1960s funk and soul outfit the Winstons. The full song is an up-tempo instrumental rendition of Jester Hairston's ""Amen"", which he wrote for the Sidney Poitier film ""Lilies of the Field"" (1963) and which was subsequently popularized by the Impressions in 1964. The Winstons' version was released as a B-side of the 45 RPM 7-inch vinyl single ""Color Him Father"" in 1969 on Metromedia (MMS-117), and"
"Amen break The Amen break is a 6- to 7-second (4-bar) drum solo performed by Gregory Sylvester ""G. C."" Coleman in the song ""Amen, Brother"" performed by the 1960s funk and soul outfit the Winstons. The full song is an up-tempo instrumental rendition of Jester Hairston's ""Amen"", which he wrote for the Sidney Poitier film ""Lilies of the Field"" (1963) and which was subsequently popularized by the Impressions in 1964. The Winstons' version was released as a B-side of the 45 RPM 7-inch vinyl single ""Color Him Father"" in 1969 on Metromedia (MMS-117), and is currently available on several compilations"
"A new version was released by The Impressions in 1969 under the title ""Amen (1970)"", reaching #44 on the ""Billboard"" Best Selling Soul Singles chart in January 1970. Amen (gospel song) ""Amen"" is a traditional gospel song that was popularized by The Impressions with their 1964 version. It was recorded earlier, in June 1948, and released in January 1949 by the ""Wings Over Jordan Choir"". The song was arranged by Jester Hairston, for the Sidney Poitier film ""Lilies of the Field"" (1963), which popularized the song. Curtis Mayfield said ""I'd gone to see 'Lilies of The Field,' and the song"
"replacement and later after a successful 1974 tour with Mott the Hoople, went on to join the Bee Gees, where Dennis Bryon was now the drummer. Blue Weaver also played keyboards for many artists as a session player and later Fairlight programmer. Amen Corner's Decca back catalogue has been re-issued as part of the ""Collection"" series; and their Immediate work, including their singles, live album and material recorded for an unreleased studio album, has been released on ""If Paradise Was Half as Nice: The Immediate Anthology"". Amen Corner (band) Amen Corner were a Welsh rock group, formed in late 1966"
"Ben E. King Benjamin Earl King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson, September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015), known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He was perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of ""Stand by Mea US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the film of the same name), a number one hit in the UK in 1987, and no. 25 on the RIAA's list of Songs of the Century—and as one of the principal lead singers of"
"Medical Center on Neptune City, New Jersey, on June 17, 2016, at the age of 46. He was survived by his wife, Mary Sierra-Cordes and three children: Mia, Christian and Brandon. Attrell Cordes Attrell Stephen Cordes, Jr. (May 15, 1970 – June 17, 2016), also known by the stage name Prince Be, was an American rapper, musician, singer and record producer. Cordes was the lead vocalist of the hip hop group P.M. Dawn, which he formed in 1988 with his brother, Jarrett Cordes, also known by DJ Minutemix. Cordes, as the frontman and lyricist for P.M. Dawn, became known for"
"Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003 Jimmy Arnold (musician) James (Jimmy) Francis Arnold (January 4, 1932 in Thirsk, Yorkshire – June 15, 2004 in Sacramento, California) was a Welsh-born Canadian singer, most notable for his stint in the quartet The Four Lads. He appeared on hits such as ""Standing on the Corner"" (1956), ""No, Not Much"" (1955) and ""Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"" (1953). After 30 years of being with the group, Arnold retired and began teaching music through the James Arnold School of Voice in the 1980s. Arnold died of lung cancer on"
"Brenda Lee Brenda Lee (born Brenda Mae Tarpley; December 11, 1944) is an American performer and the top-charting solo female vocalist of the 1960s. She sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s, and is ranked fourth in that decade surpassed by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles. She is known for her 1960 hit ""I'm Sorry"", and 1958's ""Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"", which has become a Christmas standard. At 4 ft 9 inches tall (approximately 145 cm), she received the nickname Little Miss Dynamite in 1957 after recording the song"
"Jim Morrison James Douglas ""Jim"" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet, best remembered as the lead vocalist of the rock band The Doors. Due to his poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, wild personality, performances, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most iconic and influential frontmen in rock music history. Since his death, his fame has endured as one of popular culture's most rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing the generation gap and youth counterculture. Morrison co-founded the"
"Amanda Palmer Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (; born April 30, 1976), sometimes known as Amanda Palmer (AFP), is an American singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist, and was also one-half of the duo Evelyn Evelyn, and the lead singer and songwriter of Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. Palmer was born Amanda MacKinnon Palmer in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, and grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts. Her parents divorced when she was one year old, and as a child she rarely saw her"
"The Chevrons The Chevrons were a United States pop group who recorded the hit record ""Lullabye"" in 1960. The band featured lead singer Terry Cashman, best known for his baseball songs, notably ""Talkin' Baseball"", then known as Dennis Minogue. The group disbanded when John ""Marty"" Trautman, co-founder of the group, was drafted by the U.S. Army on December 11, 1962. The Chevrons formed in the Inwood Section of upper Manhattan in 1958. The group consisted of tenor lead singer Dennis Minogue (Cashman), lead baritone/baritone John ""Marty"" Trautman, second tenor Gary Giordan, first tenor Frank Williams, and bass, Raul Al Conde."
"Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was best known as the lead vocalist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. Cornell was also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991, and as the founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend Andrew Wood. Cornell is considered one of the chief architects of the 1990s grunge movement, and is well known for his extensive catalog as a songwriter, his nearly four-octave vocal"
"Amen (Edens Edge song) ""Amen"" is a song written by Skip Black, Hannah Blaylock, Catt Gravitt and Gerald O'Brien, and recorded by American country music group Edens Edge and released as the first single from their self-titled debut album for Big Machine Records in March 2011. Matt Bjorke of ""Roughstock"" gave the song three and a half stars out of five, calling it an ""immediately likable song with a simple yet memorable chorus and a classic-sounding country melody and vocal."" Kevin John Coyne of ""Country Universe"" gave the song a B+, writing that the vocals ""complement the music nicely, and"
"Ritchie Adams Richard Adam Ziegler (December 15, 1938 – March 6, 2017), known professionally as Ritchie Adams, was an American singer and songwriter. Born in New York City, by 1959 he joined The Fireflies, and sang lead vocals on their hit record ""You Were Mine"", as well as on their follow-ups including ""I Can't Say Goodbye"". He released a string of solo singles during the early 1960s on the Ribbon, Imperial, Beltone and Congress record labels, but with little success. He developed a more successful career as a songwriter, co-writing ""Tossin' and Turnin'"", a hit in the US in 1961"
"Sherman Andrus Sherman Andrus (born June 23, 1942) is an American gospel singer, who is probably best known as the man who broke the ""color barrier"" by becoming the first African-American lead singer of a mainstream Christian music group (The Imperials). He has been a very prolific artist who has been involved in one way or another with forty gospel albums to date. Andrus began in gospel music by singing with his mother's gospel group in his boyhood hometown of Mermentau, Louisiana. His next step came with a band called COGICs named after the denomination of the church that the"
"Freddie Starr Freddie Starr (born Frederick Leslie Fowell, 9 January 1943) is an English comedian, impressionist, singer and actor. Starr was the lead singer of Merseybeat pop group the Midniters during the early 1960s, and came to prominence in the early 1970s after appearing on ""Opportunity Knocks"" and the Royal Variety Performance. Starr was born in Huyton, Liverpool, England. According to Starr, his mother was from Germany and she was Jewish. Under his birth name, he appeared as a teenager in the film ""Violent Playground"" in 1958. In the early 1960s, Starr was the lead singer of the Merseybeat pop"
"with pop vocalists such as Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Judy Garland, and Nat King Cole, as well as jazz-oriented vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald and Keely Smith. Many of these singers were also involved in the ""less swinging"" vocal pop music of this period. Swingin' pop remained popular into the mid-1960s, becoming one current of the ""easy listening"" genre including Johnny Mathis, Andy Williams, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Ray Conniff, and Henry Mancini. Big band jazz made a comeback as well. The Stan Kenton and Woody Herman bands maintained their popularity during lean years of the late 1940s and beyond, making"
"Amanda Ghost Amanda Louisa Gosein-Cameron (born July 1974), known professionally as Amanda Ghost, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, music executive and former president of Epic Records (2009–10). Born in Enfield, North London, after performing as a solo artist, she formed a band which performed under her name, and of which she was the lead singer. Born in North London to a Gibraltarian mother and an Indo-Trinidadian father, Ghost was encouraged at an early age to play guitar. Her first recording contract was with Warner Bros. Records in Los Angeles, California, for whom she recorded her first album, ""Ghost"
"YouTube.com. The Chevrons The Chevrons were a United States pop group who recorded the hit record ""Lullabye"" in 1960. The band featured lead singer Terry Cashman, best known for his baseball songs, notably ""Talkin' Baseball"", then known as Dennis Minogue. The group disbanded when John ""Marty"" Trautman, co-founder of the group, was drafted by the U.S. Army on December 11, 1962. The Chevrons formed in the Inwood Section of upper Manhattan in 1958. The group consisted of tenor lead singer Dennis Minogue (Cashman), lead baritone/baritone John ""Marty"" Trautman, second tenor Gary Giordan, first tenor Frank Williams, and bass, Raul Al"